Notes: The first Conestoga was held at the Radisson Inn at the Tulsa
Airport. The con suite doubled as a second video room, showing British
movies and TV episodes. Saturday evening, the tap on one of the beer kegs
broke, and beer had to be saved in pitchers from the hotel kitchen. Parking
was difficult, and there were few places nearby for fans to eat. Only a
couple of people signed up for the masquerade, so one person came out on
stage in several different costumes.
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for pictures of Conestoga 1.

Notes: The second Conestoga was held at the Sheraton Tulsa Hotel, on
41st St. near Highway 169. The con suite was disrupted by a party of football
players across the hall holding a going-away party for their coach. This
was the year that Soonercon and Thundercon (both in Oklahoma City) and
DefCon in Tulsa all decided to shut down operations.
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for pictures from Conestoga '98.

Notes: For the second year in a row, the Tulsa Trek Expo held their
exhibition the same weekend as Conestoga. Lots of live-action role-playing
gamers showed up Saturday night. At the last minute, George Alec Effinger
was unable to attend.
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for pictures from Conestoga '99.

Notes: The costume contest had its biggest turnout to date. The convention
added mystery writing panels that year. Guest of Honor David Weber won
a Silly String duel with several fans Sunday afternoon. Winners of the
Bulwar-Lytton Bad Writing Contest were announced at closing ceremonies.
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and HERE
for pictures from Conestoga 2000. More pictures HERE.

Notes: This was the biggest Conestoga to date, with over 420 attendees.
The art show grossed over $3,300, and the charity auction made $300. The
Friday evening "Dinner with Joe Haldeman" was a big success.
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and HERE
for pictures from Conestoga 2001.

Notes: Attendance was over 500. Several guests went on a special trip
to a shooting range. The art show did over $5,000 worth of business, and
the charity auction pulled in over $1,000 for DVIS. The
SFWA Musketeers performed a brilliant fencing demonstration on Sunday.
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for pictures from Conestoga 6.More Conestoga 6 pictures
HERE.

Notes: Attendance was over 450. The art show did over $4,600 in business,
and the charity auction brought in $489 for Tulsa Speech and Hearing. The
Friday night "Dinner with Esther Friesner" was a lot of fun. The SFWA Musketeers
returned for a panel, and local falconers brought their birds for show.
This was the first year of the Conestoga Short Film Festival, and the response
was astounding. The old OKon mascot Okie the Penguin returned as
the official mascot of Conestoga.
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for pictures from Conestoga 7.

Notes: The second year of the film festival gathered movies from all
over the world. Suzette Hayden Elgin held a workshop on the Gentle Art
of Verbal Self-Defense.
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for pictures from Conestoga 8.

Notes: Over 540 people attended the convention that year. The tenth
Conestoga also celebrated the tenth anniversary of Yard
Dog Press and Misha Merlin Publishing. "The Pirates of the Conestoga"
dressed fans up in pirate costumes for a portrait contest. Best in Show
at the film festival went to "Guidolon, the Giant Space Chicken." The art
show did almost $4,000 worth of business, and the charity auction brought
in over $1,500.
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for pictures of Conestoga 10.

Notes: The convention drew 672 attendees. The Friday night concert
featured performances by Queen's
Gambit, Cedric of the Bedlam
Bards, Eric Coleman and the Great Lukeski. The charity auction raised
over two thousand dollars, and the art show did $8,000 worth of business.
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for pictures from Conestoga 11.

Notes: Attendance was 675 that year. The art show did over $5,000 worth
of business, and the charity auction raised over $1,500. The con chipped
in to round off the donation to an even $2,000. Conestoga featured a Con
Within a Con with Fangs,
Fur and Fey. The bad writing contest asked for the worst opening
lines from a "Scottish time travel romance." Yard Dog Press presented "The
Merlene Show." There was "speed dating" for authors, a birds of prey exhibition
by Royal Gauntlet, a writing workshop, music concerts, a special gala dinner
with Diana Gabaldon, and Breakfast with Suzette Hayden Elgin. The film
festival played to a full house (despite being left out of the pocket program).
Video of the costume contest was posted online within hours of the masquerade.
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for some pictures from Conestoga 12.